CLOSED: SIGN UP-Decorated Pot Swap

This is the sign up thread for a decorated pot swap.
The idea is to decorate a 8in. pot & send it to your swap buddy. If you're seriously craft challenged you can substitute a pot by a local craftsman.

1. This cannot be a mass market pot. The idea is to keep it cheap & decorate yourself. If you want to get extra crafty & combine several pots that's fine. Keep in mind the idea is for your creation to be functional. Your partner *must* be able to use this for plants.

2. Sign up runs through October 22, 2012. Mail out November 5, 2012. That gives everyone 2 weeks to create & mail.

3. Please seal your swap partners pot if you use terra cotta or other porus materials as a base. You don't want your beautiful designs ruined.

4. Design with outdoor use in mind. Your beautiful creation needs to be functional. Seal, seal, seal! You don't want your creation ruined by the elements. Don't forget to seal the inside! Water will seep through pretty much everything but plastic & glass.

Heck yeah you can use stickers! Just remember to seal them (by that I seriously just mean spray them with clear spray paint) I used to do that with the girls when they were little & we'd decorate plastic pots.

It worked! I wanted to see if I could create a "patchwork" effect using printed tissue paper and Elmer's glue. I wanted it to look like fabric. I am very happy with the results. I now need to apply a permanent clear sealer to make it totally waterproof. I think I should also get some felt to put on the bottom or maybe some little feet. Would you like to see the tissue paper I started with?
mittsy

For those who are very creative, you could make something out of several pots. For those of us who are good copiers, we'll just borrow ideas we've seen somewhere else! The cutest repurposed thing I have seen recently was a lampshade frame covered in silverware and utensils that were sort of woven togeher to make the body of the shade. Two of them hung over the kitchen bar in a home decorated for the Parade of Homes. I just loved them. My sister took a picture with her phone and I have asked her to email to me but she hasn't done it yet. Another cute thing they did was to paint a saying " Loads of fun!" on the wall over the washer and dryer. For the window treatment they took 5 odd socks and hung them like a valance over the window with Lost Socks painted on a weathered board. Very clever.

I'm going to try my hand at some decoupage. I have no idea what I'll be sticking on the pot, but it'll be fun to play with stuff. I am really enjoying getting in on these swaps because a) I get to try new things, b) I have to actually finish a project, and c) by a deadline!

Sorry y'all. These 60+ hour weeks are killer & I keep getting called back from my breaks. This week is a 70 hour week. If 1 more person quits @ my 2nd job I'm going to scream! Kim & taters I will add you to the swap list! In answer to the questions

The idea is to do 1 pot but if you have an idea that combines several run with it. Please keep in mind we want to be able to put plants in these so pots should be open so that's possible.

Outdoor is what I had in mind for pots when this was set up. Mine (except for my big permanent porch pots) travel inside in the winter. Otherwise they're outside. That's the idea behind sealing them. That makes them functional & helps protect them from the elements. Also not everyone has houseplants :).
I hope I got everyones questions. This will def. help me refine the rules next year. :)
I won't be on tomorrow (10-8-12) I have a 16 hour day but will be on Tues. Wed & Thur I have about an hour & a half between shifts so should be able to pop in. :) I so deserve a Sat or Sun off LOL. I can't wait until we get more people hired who will actually work & stay. :)

It worked! I wanted to see if I could create a "patchwork" effect using printed tissue paper and Elmer's glue. I wanted it to look like fabric. I am very happy with the results. I now need to apply a permanent clear sealer to make it totally waterproof....
mittsy

I love your idea & the colors od the paper you used! I can't wait to see the final results when we reveal!